Fishing reel



S. G. RUSSELL FISHING REEL Filed Dec. 12. 1921 INVENTOR. \SAMUEL G, Russeu.

' ATTORNEYS scrigtion T e Patented May 15, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF ICE.

MICHIGAN, A SSIGNOR TO SHAKESPEARE comranr, or xnrmnzoauurcmqm. FISHING nEnL.

Application filed December To allwkomitmay concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. Russnrm, a cltizen of the United States, residing at alamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, State of .Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels.

e main object of this invention is to provide an improved fishing reel of the level economical in strucfollowing specification. The 1I1Vel1t1011 is part of this specification Fig. I is a side elevation of my improved fishing reel.

Fig. II is a transverse section on a line ii orrefponding to the broken line 2-2 of Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents the chambered head of the reel and 2-the tail' plate thereof.

head and tail plate are purpose of which will proceeds.

traversing screw or reversely threaded shaft 6 is journaled in the frame and members there provided with drivin connections to the crank 7. As the details of these driving connections form no part of my present invention, they are not described here; The spool 8' is also driven from the crank 7.

I provide a carriage slide rod 9 above and parallel to the traversing shaft 6. The carriage 10 is slidably mounted on this rod toproject outwardly therefrom and has a. portion projecting downwardly in front-of the moves very freely with 12, 1921. Serial N0. 521,744.

having an upwardly proj with an arm 15 ecting hook-like tact wit-h th The clip 13, arm 14 and its hook 16 are in the embodiment illustrated formed as a sheet.

metal stamping, which has the advantage of economy of manufacture, and the arm will also yield or spring under stress, it bemg desirable that the retaining 'member should be resilient or yielding.

A guard or housing 17 is provided for the shaftand slide. rod, this housing being disposed between the spool and these parts, and is provided with a portion at the top overhanging the guide rod. A line guide member 18 projects upwardly at the front of the housing with its upper end engaging and guided by the groove 5 in the pillar 4.

' The eye 19 through which the line is passed is free to slide up and down in the line guide member.

With the parts thus arranged the carriage a minimum of wear and friction on t e traversing shaft, in fact, the only engagement therewith being through the shaft.

and easily assembled and sion may require.

Having thus described my invention,

disassembled as occaproper operating is very simple economical in its parts and they are what I claim as to said traversing shaft, a line guld 'riage slidable on saidrod an a rod arrange riage to re new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1 s:' 0

-1. In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a carriage slide rod disposed above and llel with a pawl socket open at the outer side of the carriage a pawl disposed in said socket to coact with said shaft, a clip ed on said carriage to close the socket and with an arm projecting upwar y;

at the rear of the "traversing shaft and nor-.- mally f contact therewit a housing for said traversing shaft and carriage slide d in the side thereof and having a top portion overhanging the same, a line ide on said carriage projected upwardly at the front of the housing, and a groove pillar adapted tohreceive the upper end said line guide member.

' 2. Ina fishing reel, the

combination of a frame, a spool,

riage slide rod disposed above and parallel to said traversing shaft, a line e carriage slidable on said rod and provided with a pawl socket open at the outer side 0 the carriage, a p'awl disposed in said socket to coact with said shaft a clip mounted on said carriage to close the socket and provided with an 'armprojectin upwardly at the rear 0 the traversing s aft and normally out of contact therewith, and a line guide member on carriage.

3. In a fishing reel, the combination ofa frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a carriage slide roddisposed adjacent and parallel to said traversing shaft, a line guide carriage slidable on said rod and provlded with a pawl disposed in said shaft, a clip socket open at its outer end, a pawl socket to coact with said -member mounted on said carin said pawl in said socket. and

- riag'e mounta r L member for a traversing shaft, a car;

provided with an arm rejecting at the rear of the traversing of contact therewith, her on r 4. In frame,

and a line guide memsaid carriage. Q

a fishing reel, the a spool, a traversing shaft,

slide rod disposed adjacent and parallel to said traversing s aft, a line gui e carria slidable on said rod and rovided with pawl coacting wi said pawl provide with an arm projecting at the rear of the traversing shaft but normally out combination of a p a car- ,a retaimng,

shaft but normally out of contact therewith, and a line guide member on said carriage.

5. In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a carriage slide rod disposed adjacent and parallel to said traversing shaft, a line guide carriage slidable on said rod with a pawl coacting with said shaft, tainingmember projecting the traversing shaft but normall out 0 contact therewith,

and a line guide member on saidcarriage.

6. In a fishing a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a carriage slide rod disposed adjacent and parallel to said traversing shaft, a line guide carriage 'slidable on said rod With a pawl -coacting with spring member mounted on said carriage to coact with said traversing shaft when the carriage is tilted from its normal position,

said

v and a line guide member on said carriage.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my handand seal in the presence of two witnesses. Y

SAMUEL G. RUSSELL. [L. s.] Witnesses: i

A. L. Bennett, 0. 7

reel, the combination of and provided shaft, a 

